Yū couldn't stop himself from staring blankly at the car that was currently sat before him.
A BMW 640i Gran Coupe… why had they gotten him a car like that?
He had only asked for a decent four door car and had instead gotten a brand new sports coupe… he was beginning to wonder if his status as a Campione had caused them to go a little overboard when buying something for him.
"Uh, why have you gotten me something like this?" he decided to ask, earning a grin off the man that had led him to the vehicle.
"Well, the committee gave me unlimited funds with which to buy you a car to your specifications and… well, I don't normally get to splash out like that so I got you the best I could find on short notice," the man seemed very happy at having the chance to splash out on something like that so Yū found himself simply sighing in response.
"Well, I guess I didn't put in a condition that it shouldn't stand out too much," he muttered to himself before looking at the other man and continuing his questioning, "has the committee gotten me a driving instructor?"
"Of course," the man responded easily and with a certain glint in his eye that Yū found himself figuring out rather quickly.
"It's you isn't it?" he asked blankly, earning a small chuckle off the man.
"You're much sharper than the other Japanese Campione," and with that claim, it was clear that his calculation had been right.
"Well, Kusanagi-san doesn't seem as experienced as me when it comes to this sort of thing," he stated easily, "plus I'm good friends with a couple of detectives so I have a bit of experience there as well."
He wasn't going to name drop since that was just arrogant, however letting the man know he was close to some people who required good perception and deductive abilities for their job wouldn't hurt.
"Yeah, Dojima Ryotaro and Shirogane Naoto, the so called detective prince right?" the man stated with his usual smile.
So Yū simply nodded… however he was now certain that this man wasn't as simple as he made himself out to be, the way he casually dropped those names without so much as a flicker of anything other than that genial mask he wore crossing his face made it clear he was an expert at hiding his true motives.
"So when do I get my first lesson?" he asked easily, earning a small chuckle off the nondescript man.
"As soon as you are ready," and with that the man presented the door to him and he suddenly had the feeling that he could probably do with a new instructor.
Well, it appeared that the man he found himself incapable of trusting was most certainly a rather effective teacher, though he was clearly a bit too eager to get to the more advanced driving techniques that would only be useful in high speed chases.
He had no intention of using the car for things like that however, if he needed speed then he would summon a persona and use it as a mount instead of taking a car, it would give him more control and more manoeuvrability, even the possibility of moving on a vertical axis instead of simply horizontal ones as well.
But he didn't intend on using persona for trips, they would stand out far too much for that.
Still, at least he was picking up on the art of driving well enough, he already knew the rules of the road back to front so all he needed to do was learn how to drive the car itself and that honestly seemed easy enough.
"Well, I guess that's enough," the representative from the History Compilation Committee said as they parked in a random car park before handing a couple of envelopes towards him.
He took the envelopes, he didn't know what they were but instead of asking pointlessly he decided to simply open them.
The contents of the first envelope made him stare at them blankly upon realising it was a full Japanese driving licence.
"Isn't this a bit… premature?" he found himself asking the man who simply gave a non-committal shrug in response.
"You're connected to the History Compilation Committee and a Campione," the man stated easily, "taking driving lessons is just a formality."
Yū found himself worried about the blasé response and wondered if there were many people in the History Compilation Committee who didn't know how to drive properly due to never bothering to learn properly.
"I see…" he trailed off before pushing those thoughts out of his mind and opening the other envelope and reading the official looking letter that he pulled from it.
"We thought it would be useful if you want to explain your new car to your parents without telling them about the whole Campione thing," the man stated with his usual smile and Yū found himself agreeing easily.
The letter was an official letter from the HCC, including its governing department, phone number and email. The contents of the letter however were the most important point, which basically just stated that he was working in conjunction with the HCC and that they had supplied him a car for the duration of his association with them.
"Yeah, it will be useful," he admitted to the man before giving a small bow, "thank you."
"Not a problem, you're a Campione, we have to do everything we can to appease you," the man sounded incredibly amused, "lest you choose to level Japan."
He felt his expression go blank at that claim, the fact that he couldn't tell if this man was being genuine or not made it unclear if he actually meant what he said or was just making a joke.
"I'll try not to then," he deadpanned back, earning a chuckle off the man.
"That's good, who knows, if you did try that we may have been forced to sic Kusanagi-san on you," Yū simply found himself offering a wry grin at that claim… he now knew that the destruction of several global landmarks had been the younger Campione's fault, even if it had been out of carelessness as opposed to maliciousness, so he was certain they wanted to keep the Seventh Campione out of as much conflict as possible so they wouldn't have to rebuild too many places of historical value.
"Do you really want to risk that?" he joked himself, earning a small laugh off the man.
"Point taken," the other man easily gave up and Yū found himself mostly relaxing around the man that had put him on edge. Certainly he was still on edge about the man but he didn't seem like an immediate threat just yet so he was prepared to relax his muscles a bit.
"So, do you have a way back or do you need me to drop you off?" despite his inexperience, Yū felt confident that he could manage to drive around Tokyo and most likely the rest of Japan as well, especially given how much driving he did on his scooter before… he would just have to make sure he focused on his spatial awareness so he wouldn't overestimate just how much room he had at any point.
"I'm fine here," and with that, the man opened the door of the currently stationary vehicle, "have a good night Narukami-sama."
And with that the man exited the car and closed the door before offering him a wave and walking towards the exit… honestly Yū thought the man could do with a lift but he was already walking with a level of confidence that told him the man knew exactly where he was going anyway.
So he decided to leave him be and instead, make his way back home after dropping off for something to eat.